Lying in the Hands of God

I think it's definitely not a song to a general audience of those that don't believe in love. It's specifically to a woman who perhaps doesn't or isn't able to requite his love. His situation with his wife comes to mind, and reminds me a lot of my own love situation... I think this is evident in these lines:

Baby I'll be your soldier <---- Baby gives away that it's to a woman Gladly I'll do your bidding For just a taste of what you're holding For just a taste you could own me

Even though this love isn't requited (at least not as much as it should be), he is saying that "she" can't argue her way out of it because he really knows how to love (even an imperfect or fickle love).

Save your sermons for someone that's afraid to love
I'll be right here lying in the hands of god <---he takes refuge in God while he perfectly loves the imperfect

Overwhelmed by the power of the love he feels for her, his world is turned upside down:

Here it comes dive right into me Now the floor is the ceiling

These lines are somewhat sarcastic or provoking, challenging a girl who refused to allow herself to love. He basically wants to ruffle her feathers by saying "I don't think you can do it." It's a sort of reverse psychology.

If you never flew why would you? Cut the wings off a butterfly <----- He's the butterfly?

This part here I am not sure about, but I'll try:

If you knew what I feel then you couldn't be so sure I'll be right here lying in the hands of god

^I'm wondering if this is his pain, and he's saying that if she knew how bad she was hurting him, she wouldn't be so sure that he'd be alive (i.e. suicidal?). I could be way off on this...

Not sure about this below:

If you feel angels in your hair Teardrops of joy run down your face You will rise

I'm gonna take a good stab at this section:

Fill me up now drain me <--- fickle bi-polar girl makes him feel great, then leaves him Skin begins to grow back slowly <---takes him a while to heal from the pain Faster until I'm choking <---? I really should call my mother <--- alludes to being a young boy seeking comfort from hurt in his mother

I think this one is pretty clear too:

I am in love with nothing else <--- loves her above all else Teardrops of joy run off my face <--- feels joy from his love for her I will rise for someone that's afraid to love <---even if his love is unrequited, unfair, etc., he is going to be the tough one, loving perfectly (in a way, taking up the slack).

I love this song. I hope someday, we'll find out the exact significance of it, but I feel like it shares a lot of themes from his other songs that are seemingly about his wife (and likely about his feelings when he was pursuing her feverishly for years). Then again, I could be wrong about all this. But it's what it means to me...